Sentences with phrase «wage hike there»

Officials in Rochester did not immediately say what the fiscal impact of a wage hike there would be.

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The CUPE proposal suggests that there are only benefits and no costs to a higher minimum wage, but then caps the minimum wage hikes to a level where only single - earner full - time minimum - wage workers (with no other sources of income) cross the LIM.

There are other states where a minimum wage hike is decidedly unpopular.

Some lawmakers said there were some many variations of a minimum - wage hike being discussed, it was hard to know what could be in any final agreement.

And, as always during budget talks, there's potential for legislative horse trading: Senate Republicans want to remove the Cuomo administration's ability to raise the minimum wage for a specific industry, which it used to approve a major hike for fast - food workers last year.

Cuomo says after the first three years, there would be a pause to analyze the effects of the wage hike on the economies of those regions.

A year earlier, there were enough Democrats to form a clear majority to ram through much of the legislation the IDC has enacted or supports, like a robust minimum wage hike, statewide paid family leave and the DREAM Act.

Skelos had not been enthused over the initial wage hike to begin with, but today said there should be discussions such as workers compensation and regulatory reform with any minimum wage conversation as well.

And Cuomo says after the first three years, there would be a break to analyze the effects of the wage hikes so far on the economies of those regions.

Advocates of increasing the minimum age to at least $ 10.10 an hour say there's hope that a deal can be struck between the Senate, and Democratic Governor Cuomo, who said during the election campaign he'd push for a minimum wage hike.

There's also one other safety valve: After 2018, the governor's budget director can suspend any wage hikes if there's evidence that the hike is hurting New York's ecoThere's also one other safety valve: After 2018, the governor's budget director can suspend any wage hikes if there's evidence that the hike is hurting New York's ecothere's evidence that the hike is hurting New York's economy.

Democrats in the State Senate held a forum promoting a hike in the state's minimum wage, while a conservative group says there's already a government program in place that boosts the earnings of low wage workers well above the current minimum standard.

Within the Senate majority, there were also concerns about the political fallout if Republicans blocked the wage hike.

Then there's Cuomo, whose position is that he could hardly have achieved passage of items like a Dream Act or full minimum wage hike this year with the G.O.P. - controlled State Senate he faces.

There has reportedly been little cooperation between Mr. Stringer and Mr. de Blasio since the comptroller criticized the handling of contracts for the mayor's flagship pre-kindergarten program and his executive - ordered living wage hike.

Today, there are just 29 Mark's locations — including in Auburn and much of the Rochester area — allowing the company to avoid the faster minimum wage hike for fast food eateries.

There's a certain degree of irony here, given that Senate Republicans backed a minimum wage hike in 2004 in order to help then - Sen.

But Josh Vlasto, a spokesman fro Gov. Andrew Cuomo, said that while the governor backs a minimum wage hike, there isn't enough time for a deal by the end of June.

The concessions will pay for the wage hikes for the MTA, which means there will be no fare hikes and no need to take money out of the budget for capital projects.

There was talk of holding a special session in December, where agenda items might include a hike in the minimum wage, and an increase in state lawmakers» pay.

Advocates of increasing the minimum age to at least $ 10.10 an hour say there's hope that a deal can be struck between the Senate, and Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who said during the election campaign he'd push for a minimum wage hike.

The owner offered opportunity to a town that desperately needed it, but the looming minimum - wage hike — which raised his cost per order by as much as 77 percent — made it impossible to continue to operate there.

There's no deal to hike the state minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said Sunday.

With the exception of a minimum wage hike and the sighting of new casinos, there wasn't much policy in Cuomo's plan for state lawmakers to get hung up on.

And Cuomo says after the first three years, there would be a break to analyze the effects of the wage hikes thus far on the economies of those regions.

There are heated disagreements between people with opposing political views, aside from the expected disagreements between economists on how minimum wage hikes will affect the economy as a whole.»